<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear colleagues,<br><br>We would like to highlight the following special session at the 2008<br>AGU Joint Assembly, 27-30 May 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<br>The abstract deadline is 5 March 2008, and you can find more<br>information at the meeting web site,<br><br><a href="http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/">http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/</a><br><br>or by contacting either of us.<br><br>Sincerely yours,<br><br>Greg Anderson and Mike Jackson<br><br><br>Faster: Collection, distribution and applications of <br>low-latency data in Earth science<br>Session G04<br><br>Rapid access to data from a variety of geophysical instruments is<br>increasingly important for a wide range of scientific applications, <br>including regional seismic networks and rapid hazard assessments, <br>tsunami and volcano warning, and space and atmospheric physics. <br>Reliable collection and distribution of data with low latency is a <br>significant challenge for today's networks, especially those operating <br>in harsh environments and with limited funding. Fortunately, the <br>growth in consumer and business demand for low-cost Internet access <br>(in even remote areas) and other similar advances have made it easier<br>to provide the needed data. We intend this session to bring together <br>network and data managers, technologists, and researchers with an <br>interest in low-latency data, and we particularly welcome those <br>presentations that define scientific needs or new solutions that <br>can foster further growth in this exciting area. <br><br>Conveners<br><br>Dr. Greg Anderson<br>Senior Scientist<br>Swiss Seismological Service<br>ETH-Hoenggerberg, HPP P.5<br>8093 Zurich<br>Switzerland<br>Tel: +41 044 633 24 80 <br>FAX: +41 044 633 10 65<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:greg.anderson@sed.ethz.ch">greg.anderson@sed.ethz.ch</a><br><br>Dr. Mike Jackson<br>Director, Plate Boundary Observatory<br>UNAVCO<br>6350 Nautilus Dr.<br>Boulder, CO 80301<br>Tel: 303 381 7554<br>FAX: 303 381 7552<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:jackson@unavco.org">jackson@unavco.org</a><br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></body></html>